Wednesday at the ranch

The next morning it was time for an exploratory walk around the property.  This proved to be a great warm-up for the hike Matt planned for the next day .... but more on that later :)

In the distance you can see both houses, and the barns; and beyond that, the Sangre de Cristo mountain range.

Luke loved the cows.  And pretty much every single thing he laid eyes on the entire time we were there.  Maybe he was born to be a farm boy?

In the afternoon we drove to a lake, where Andy and the boys fished.

and everyone else explored

and picked wildflowers

and climbed rock piles.

Back at the ranch (literally!) the guys grilled burgers and the kids played cornhole and Julianna loved on the farm dogs.  This picture is special to me because each of my grandfathers is represented... my Granddaddy Hodges (a lifelong cattle farmer) and my Granddaddy Crissman (who always owned a dog that looked just like this). 

After dinner dish washing with cousins.

and game playing

and packing up for our next-day-hike.